MORE than 20 000 people have been arrested or fined for the contravention of the Disaster Management Act since the start of the adjusted Level 3 lockdown on 29 December.

This has prompted Police Minister Bheki Cele to once again urge citizens to heed government’s call to adhere to the adjusted regulations.

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In a statement released on Wednesday, Cele noted with concern the arrest of 7 455 citizens who were caught not wearing masks in public.

‘These arrests were made despite people being told continuously to wear their masks.

‘Wearing a mask is mandatory and people caught without one in public are committing an offence.

‘The wearing of masks is both for your safety and the safety of others around you,’ he said.

Meanwhile, a further 834 people were arrested for liquor-related infringements such as selling, dispensing and transporting alcohol.

‘The regulations are the arsenal against this deadly virus and failure to comply with them will certainly result in more people being infected and more lives being lost, ‘ Cele said.

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